Multiple discovery
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The concept of multiple discovery is the hypothesis that most scientific discoveries and inventions are made independently and more or less simultaneously by multiple scientists and inventors. The concept of multiple discovery opposes a traditional view—the "heroic theory" of invention and discovery.
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See also
- Historic recurrence
- History of science
- List of multiple discoveries
- Matthew effect
- Serendipity
- Stigler's law
- Synchronicity
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